2003
DOI: 10.1081/erc-120022297
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F18‐Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography in Detecting Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma with Elevated Human Serum Thyroglobulin Levels But Negative I‐131 Whole Body Scan

Abstract: FDG-PET was perform to detect metastatic lesions. F18-fluorodeoxyglucose-PET could detect hypermetabolic lesions in 17 patients but failed to demonstrate miliary pulmonary metastases in two patients. No definite lesion was found in FDG-PET, x-ray chest computed tomography (CT) and other imaging studies of the remaining one patient This study showed that FDG-PET is a useful tool in detecting metastatic lesions in PTC with elevated hTg but negative I-131 WBS. However, miliary lung metastases may be missed in FDG… Show more

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“…9,10 It has been proved superior to Tc-99m TF SPECT and Tc-99m MIBI, [11][12][13][14] and may provide results similar to those of Tl-201 scintigraphy. 15 However, miliary lung metastases may be missed by FDG-PET 11,12,14 and the hypothyroid state with increased TSH levels is known to increase FDG uptake by DTC. 12 Fused PET/CT imaging does not seem to contribute substantially to the diagnostic accuracy, with a reported sensitivity of 66%, specificity of 100%, positive predictive value of 100%, but negative predictive value of only 27%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…9,10 It has been proved superior to Tc-99m TF SPECT and Tc-99m MIBI, [11][12][13][14] and may provide results similar to those of Tl-201 scintigraphy. 15 However, miliary lung metastases may be missed by FDG-PET 11,12,14 and the hypothyroid state with increased TSH levels is known to increase FDG uptake by DTC. 12 Fused PET/CT imaging does not seem to contribute substantially to the diagnostic accuracy, with a reported sensitivity of 66%, specificity of 100%, positive predictive value of 100%, but negative predictive value of only 27%.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(18) Uma outra forma de análise dos estudos foi feita em relação à acurácia da FDG-PET nas seguintes situações do processo diagnóstico (tabela 3): (1) estudos envolvendo apenas pacientes com cintigrafia com 131 I negativa e marcadores séricos elevados (7 estudos); (2) estudos com pacientes com cintigrafia com 131 I sempre negativa e marcadores elevados ou normais/reduzidos pela presença de anticorpos antitireoglobulina (4 estudos); (3) estudos com uma população mista de pacientes, apresentando tanto cintigrafia com 131 I positiva quanto negativa (5); e (4) um único estudo, que não continha qualquer informação sobre os níveis séricos de tireoglobulina. (11,(14)(15)(16)18,19,26). Muitos kits diferentes de Tg foram utilizados, e os dados de Tg foram providos com e sem estimulação de TSH, tornando difícil estabelecer relações entre os níveis séricos do marcador e os valores de acurácia da FDG-PET.…”
Section: Acurácia Da Fdg-petunclassified
“…Todos os estudos com Tg elevada e sem a presença de anticorpos anti-Tg apresentavam sensibilidade da FDG-PET elevada e acima de 89%. A especificidade só foi avaliada em 4 estudos, estando acima de 70% em três deles (14,16,19) e sendo de 25% no outro (18) (figura 1). 131 I negativa e marcadores séricos elevados ou normais pela presença de anticorpos anti-Tg Em quatro estudos, os níveis de tireoglobulina estavam aumentados em alguns pacientes e normais ou reduzidos em outros, pela presença de anticorpos anti-tireoglobulina (20,22,23,25).…”
Section: Acurácia Da Fdg-petunclassified
“…The detection of neoplastic foci not seen with diagnostic doses of 131 I by other imaging techniques may identify patients candidate to treatment. Recently, positron emission tomography (PET) with 18-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose (FDG) has been introduced to detect metastatic lesions in patients with DTC who present with elevated hTG and negative 131 I WBS (Hung et al, 2003;Wu et al, 2003). Tc-99m Tetrofosmin Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography is a useful additional tool to detect metastatic lesions in DTC (expecially papillary) with elevated hTg but negative 131 I WBS.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%